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BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Thursday, February 23, 2006
http://bethelnet.bethel.edu/clarion
Volume 81 • Number 16
Bethel student robbed at gunpoint
Second gun-related incident near Fountain
Terrace this year
By Chris Tompkins
While driving home early
Wednesday morning on April
15, Fountain Terrace resident
Paige Marquard was cornered by
a man in a white sedan, threatened with a gun, and robbed. A
man in a black ski mask forced
her into First Avenue, just blocks
from her home, brandished a
weapon, and told Marquard io
give him her purse. He then disappeared into the night.
By 12:36 a.m. Marquard
found a security officer on campus and informed him of the
situation. The police were on
the scene within minutes. Reports were made by both police
and Bethel Security, but only the
description of a four-door white
sedan was obtained, and noi the
license plate number.
"I was surprisingly calm,"
Marquard stated in an interview
on Friday. "It wasn't till afterwards that it all hit me... I broke
down." Marquard noticed she
was being followed after dropping off a friend and became
suspicious. She continued her
story, still visually emotional
about the incident. "He yelled at
me to unlock lhe door and give
him my purse... I did what he
said." The masked man then
opened the door, took her purse
and told her io drive away. "He
lold me not to look," recalled
Marquard.
"In retrospect maybe I
shouldn't have unlocked my
door, if he had wanted me," she
said. •
But Marquard was able to
escape the incident unharmed,
which she thanks God for. "I
just wanted to say that this is
an example of God protecting
me... in my daily life," she said.
This is the second gun related incident near Fountain
Terrace this school year. The
previous incident, not involving
Bethel students, occurred in the
fall when a gang-relaied shooting took place near the parking
lots.
When asked about the
level of safety on campus and
in Fountain Terrace, Director
of Security Matt Brown stated
lhat situations such as these are
random. "It's a rare occurrence,
especially in this area," he said.
After speaking with New Brighton Police Department liaison
Tony Paetznick, campus security and the authorities concluded
that the assailant probably chose
the location due to access to two
major highways. Interstate 694
and Interstate 35VV, as escape
routes.
Brown emphasized that notifying people of this incident
is security's primary response.
Sheets were posted on the doors
of Fountain Terrace explaining
the incident and asking students with further questions io
contact security.
"The campus is very safe,
but we are at a major intersection of interstate highways
where people can come from all
over," said Brown. When questioned what students should do
in a situation similar to this one,
he stated, "The victim did a nice
job under the circumstances of
being aware of her surroundings, locking her doors. [But]
it's stated that when a person is
holding a gun, you do what they
say."
According to Bethel University crime statistics, this is
only the second reported robbery/mugging of a Bethel student in the last four years, on
or off campus. The previous one
occurred off campus in 2004.
■**■*■ Photo by Chris Tompkins
Paige Marquard was forced to stop on 1 st Ave, just blocks from her home in Fountain Terrace.
Women's shoes quite the walk
Numerous events planned for Women's
History Month
By Pamela Feltmann
From biblical times to the
present, women have shaped
the face of history all around the
world.
In order lo honor those
women, Bethel will host multiple events during lhe month of
March that will be available to
help students learn about issues
from lhe past and present lhat
affect women.
"Walking in Women's
Shoes," lhe theme for the month,
is described by the Women's
History Month commiuee, explaining lhat "a shoe provides
more than a covering for the
fool. It gives a glimpse into the
personality, culture, style, and
emotions of an individual." And
by walking in women's shoes,
studenis and faculty have the
chance "to catch a glimpse of
their journeys and hear their
hearts."
There will be a warm-up
to Women's History Month on
Monday, Feb. 27 with Mimi
Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality. She
will speaking in chapel on "The
Promise and lhe Challenge of
Gal. 3:28."
The official kick-off will
take place March 1 and 2
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
CC Lounge. There will be hot
chocolate, daisies, door prizes
and calendars with information
on all of lhe Women's History
Month activiiies.
Haddad will again appear
on campus for a forum titled,
"Three Views on Women's Nature and Service to lhe Church:
Noticing the Particulars." The
forum will take place on Thursday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m. in
the AC lounge. Haddad's address will present a survey of
the Greek Dualistic system as
it subordinates women, a practice adopted by the Church lhat
went unchallenged until the
early 1800s.
Bethel's 9'1' Street Entry
Gallery will exhibit "Shelf Life,"
displaying the works of Cheryle
Melander and Heather Rae Na-
meth. These Twin Cities sculptors' work revolves around ideas
of the ready-made versus the
hand-made, as well as questions
of craft, femininity, and domesticity. Exhibit dates are Feb. 28
through April 8. Go to www.
bethel.edu/galleries for gallery
hours and directions.
The Bethel Theatre is pre-
Photo by Danica Mysis
senting Michael Brady's "To
Gillian on Her 37th Birthday."
Performance dales are Feb.
23-26 and March 1-4, with a
post-show discussion on Friday,
March 3.
A studenl run art show
honoring Women's History
Month, entitled "To Women:
Impression and Reflection," will
appear in the Johnson gallery
from March 3-9. Several of the
artists, many or whom are Bethel art sludents, will be in the gallery March 6 from 4-4:30 p.m.
to answer questions and talk to
visitors.
From March 1-13, Women's
History Month will sponsor a
shoe drive for the Union Gospel
Mission. New and gently used
shoes for women, men, and
children can be brought to the
bins located outside lhe Student
Life or BSA offices.
More extensive information
can be found in the informational packets that will be distributed at the kick-off.
Look for more information
on later Women's History Monih
events in ihe next issue.
Taste of life
Student starts culinary
club on campus
By Lucas Spaeth
"Come taste life" is the slogan of Bethel's newest special-
interest club for food lovers. It is
a culinary club, whose purpose
is to expand the cooking skills
of its members.
The club's founder, Bin Jiang, is a junior at Belhel who
has a passion for cooking. According to Jiang, he started the
club because he was "sick of eating frozen pizza in [his] room."
Bin decided lhat he wanted
more satisfaction from his culinary experiences, so he began
to experiment with cooking. He
started watching cooking shows
and spending much time in his
kitchen, creating new dishes
and learning to make food to
his tastes. As he became more
skilled, he found he had better
food to eat, and his enjoyment
in his new hobby increased.
He discovered the wealth of
experience and satisfaction in
herent in a healthy appreciation
of good food. "I made whatever
tasted good, whatever I liked lo
eat," said Jiang. The only problem was that he had no one to
share his delectation with. This
is how he cooked up lhe idea of
starting a club.
The idea was met with enthusiasm by many students. A
lable by the POs advertising ihe
new club gathered signatures
from 65 interested students.
However, because of limited
cooking space, only 15 of lhe
65 were selected for membership. Jiang is still trying to think
of ways he can include more
people, such as fellowship sandwich nights or tasting events.
The club will meet twice
a month in the Dining Center
for cooking courses led by two
chefs: Jiang, and Mary Janssen,
Sodexho's executive chef.
Continued on page two
Bush suggests
NATO play a
larger role in the
Sudan crisis
By David M. Miller
Last Friday, President Bush
expanded the American commitment to ihe crisis in Sudan's
Darfur region by saying lhat
NATO should play a larger role
in making up for the shortcomings of the current African
Union troops.
The president believes
the current troops are making
an impact, bul il simply is not
enough. It will require, "NATO
stewardship, planning, facilitating, organizing [and] probably
double the number of peacekeepers ihai are there now, in
order lo start bringing some
sense of security. There has to
be a consequence for people
abusing their fellow citizens,"
said the president during a press
conference at MacDill Air Force
base in Tampa.
This announcement comes
as a decisive siep for the United
Stales and olher Western coun
tries. Since civil war broke out
in the region, many Western nations have had minimal involvement in stemming the violence.
However, over the last two
years, immense internaiional
pressure from groups of many
persuasions and confessions has
pushed the United States and
the United Nations to take new
actions in ihe war-ravaged nation where troops terrorize villages and have been accused of
committing genocide.
Evangelical Christian
groups have been especially vocal about the situation, regularly
lobbying for greater U.S. involvement in the region,
New relief for the poorly-
armed and overwhelmed African Union troops could noi
come at abetter time.
Continued on page two

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BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Thursday, February 23, 2006
http://bethelnet.bethel.edu/clarion
Volume 81 • Number 16
Bethel student robbed at gunpoint
Second gun-related incident near Fountain
Terrace this year
By Chris Tompkins
While driving home early
Wednesday morning on April
15, Fountain Terrace resident
Paige Marquard was cornered by
a man in a white sedan, threatened with a gun, and robbed. A
man in a black ski mask forced
her into First Avenue, just blocks
from her home, brandished a
weapon, and told Marquard io
give him her purse. He then disappeared into the night.
By 12:36 a.m. Marquard
found a security officer on campus and informed him of the
situation. The police were on
the scene within minutes. Reports were made by both police
and Bethel Security, but only the
description of a four-door white
sedan was obtained, and noi the
license plate number.
"I was surprisingly calm,"
Marquard stated in an interview
on Friday. "It wasn't till afterwards that it all hit me... I broke
down." Marquard noticed she
was being followed after dropping off a friend and became
suspicious. She continued her
story, still visually emotional
about the incident. "He yelled at
me to unlock lhe door and give
him my purse... I did what he
said." The masked man then
opened the door, took her purse
and told her io drive away. "He
lold me not to look," recalled
Marquard.
"In retrospect maybe I
shouldn't have unlocked my
door, if he had wanted me," she
said. •
But Marquard was able to
escape the incident unharmed,
which she thanks God for. "I
just wanted to say that this is
an example of God protecting
me... in my daily life," she said.
This is the second gun related incident near Fountain
Terrace this school year. The
previous incident, not involving
Bethel students, occurred in the
fall when a gang-relaied shooting took place near the parking
lots.
When asked about the
level of safety on campus and
in Fountain Terrace, Director
of Security Matt Brown stated
lhat situations such as these are
random. "It's a rare occurrence,
especially in this area," he said.
After speaking with New Brighton Police Department liaison
Tony Paetznick, campus security and the authorities concluded
that the assailant probably chose
the location due to access to two
major highways. Interstate 694
and Interstate 35VV, as escape
routes.
Brown emphasized that notifying people of this incident
is security's primary response.
Sheets were posted on the doors
of Fountain Terrace explaining
the incident and asking students with further questions io
contact security.
"The campus is very safe,
but we are at a major intersection of interstate highways
where people can come from all
over," said Brown. When questioned what students should do
in a situation similar to this one,
he stated, "The victim did a nice
job under the circumstances of
being aware of her surroundings, locking her doors. [But]
it's stated that when a person is
holding a gun, you do what they
say."
According to Bethel University crime statistics, this is
only the second reported robbery/mugging of a Bethel student in the last four years, on
or off campus. The previous one
occurred off campus in 2004.
■**■*■ Photo by Chris Tompkins
Paige Marquard was forced to stop on 1 st Ave, just blocks from her home in Fountain Terrace.
Women's shoes quite the walk
Numerous events planned for Women's
History Month
By Pamela Feltmann
From biblical times to the
present, women have shaped
the face of history all around the
world.
In order lo honor those
women, Bethel will host multiple events during lhe month of
March that will be available to
help students learn about issues
from lhe past and present lhat
affect women.
"Walking in Women's
Shoes," lhe theme for the month,
is described by the Women's
History Month commiuee, explaining lhat "a shoe provides
more than a covering for the
fool. It gives a glimpse into the
personality, culture, style, and
emotions of an individual." And
by walking in women's shoes,
studenis and faculty have the
chance "to catch a glimpse of
their journeys and hear their
hearts."
There will be a warm-up
to Women's History Month on
Monday, Feb. 27 with Mimi
Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality. She
will speaking in chapel on "The
Promise and lhe Challenge of
Gal. 3:28."
The official kick-off will
take place March 1 and 2
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
CC Lounge. There will be hot
chocolate, daisies, door prizes
and calendars with information
on all of lhe Women's History
Month activiiies.
Haddad will again appear
on campus for a forum titled,
"Three Views on Women's Nature and Service to lhe Church:
Noticing the Particulars." The
forum will take place on Thursday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m. in
the AC lounge. Haddad's address will present a survey of
the Greek Dualistic system as
it subordinates women, a practice adopted by the Church lhat
went unchallenged until the
early 1800s.
Bethel's 9'1' Street Entry
Gallery will exhibit "Shelf Life,"
displaying the works of Cheryle
Melander and Heather Rae Na-
meth. These Twin Cities sculptors' work revolves around ideas
of the ready-made versus the
hand-made, as well as questions
of craft, femininity, and domesticity. Exhibit dates are Feb. 28
through April 8. Go to www.
bethel.edu/galleries for gallery
hours and directions.
The Bethel Theatre is pre-
Photo by Danica Mysis
senting Michael Brady's "To
Gillian on Her 37th Birthday."
Performance dales are Feb.
23-26 and March 1-4, with a
post-show discussion on Friday,
March 3.
A studenl run art show
honoring Women's History
Month, entitled "To Women:
Impression and Reflection," will
appear in the Johnson gallery
from March 3-9. Several of the
artists, many or whom are Bethel art sludents, will be in the gallery March 6 from 4-4:30 p.m.
to answer questions and talk to
visitors.
From March 1-13, Women's
History Month will sponsor a
shoe drive for the Union Gospel
Mission. New and gently used
shoes for women, men, and
children can be brought to the
bins located outside lhe Student
Life or BSA offices.
More extensive information
can be found in the informational packets that will be distributed at the kick-off.
Look for more information
on later Women's History Monih
events in ihe next issue.
Taste of life
Student starts culinary
club on campus
By Lucas Spaeth
"Come taste life" is the slogan of Bethel's newest special-
interest club for food lovers. It is
a culinary club, whose purpose
is to expand the cooking skills
of its members.
The club's founder, Bin Jiang, is a junior at Belhel who
has a passion for cooking. According to Jiang, he started the
club because he was "sick of eating frozen pizza in [his] room."
Bin decided lhat he wanted
more satisfaction from his culinary experiences, so he began
to experiment with cooking. He
started watching cooking shows
and spending much time in his
kitchen, creating new dishes
and learning to make food to
his tastes. As he became more
skilled, he found he had better
food to eat, and his enjoyment
in his new hobby increased.
He discovered the wealth of
experience and satisfaction in
herent in a healthy appreciation
of good food. "I made whatever
tasted good, whatever I liked lo
eat," said Jiang. The only problem was that he had no one to
share his delectation with. This
is how he cooked up lhe idea of
starting a club.
The idea was met with enthusiasm by many students. A
lable by the POs advertising ihe
new club gathered signatures
from 65 interested students.
However, because of limited
cooking space, only 15 of lhe
65 were selected for membership. Jiang is still trying to think
of ways he can include more
people, such as fellowship sandwich nights or tasting events.
The club will meet twice
a month in the Dining Center
for cooking courses led by two
chefs: Jiang, and Mary Janssen,
Sodexho's executive chef.
Continued on page two
Bush suggests
NATO play a
larger role in the
Sudan crisis
By David M. Miller
Last Friday, President Bush
expanded the American commitment to ihe crisis in Sudan's
Darfur region by saying lhat
NATO should play a larger role
in making up for the shortcomings of the current African
Union troops.
The president believes
the current troops are making
an impact, bul il simply is not
enough. It will require, "NATO
stewardship, planning, facilitating, organizing [and] probably
double the number of peacekeepers ihai are there now, in
order lo start bringing some
sense of security. There has to
be a consequence for people
abusing their fellow citizens,"
said the president during a press
conference at MacDill Air Force
base in Tampa.
This announcement comes
as a decisive siep for the United
Stales and olher Western coun
tries. Since civil war broke out
in the region, many Western nations have had minimal involvement in stemming the violence.
However, over the last two
years, immense internaiional
pressure from groups of many
persuasions and confessions has
pushed the United States and
the United Nations to take new
actions in ihe war-ravaged nation where troops terrorize villages and have been accused of
committing genocide.
Evangelical Christian
groups have been especially vocal about the situation, regularly
lobbying for greater U.S. involvement in the region,
New relief for the poorly-
armed and overwhelmed African Union troops could noi
come at abetter time.
Continued on page two